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STONE GINGER-BEER
GINGER-BEER speaks in his annual report of
The ONLY fermented Stone Gloger-Beer in the Far East.
the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without this no Stone
The real charm of Stone Ginger-Bee
Ginger-Beer can be said to be genuine.
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He bases his opinion on the wars notified, one being fatal. my notes this week will mostly Mr. R.H. Fairley, from reserve bear on this subject. It's a mattar has gone chief officer, Tungehow that affects many residents, at
practical, as distinct from the All were Chinese. santimental, standpoint, and says:
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CHINA COAST CHANGES THE SIMPLEST | UTTERANCES). (BY "THE FERRYMAN"}
An interesting story of the alr We notes that the President) ARE WORTHIEST TO BE WRITTEE.
There have been frenzied frolios Captain K. E. Tuobban, of the is published which sceptical ren- of the Singapore Alunicipality--Emerson,
in Flatland, according to my Tungehow, is on reserve. Captainters need not accept unless they friend who lives in that noisy A. Harris, from leave, has gone please without the proverbial the possible disappearance of the
Yesterday two cases of enteric neighbourhood, and I'm afraid master, Tungohow,
grain of salt. Whether it is a rickaht as a means of transport.
simple record of fact or a tale of the imagination, bowavar, does not Mr. C. A. Christiansen, chief affect the leason it reads to the police of this and every other "Slaw, of uncertain deference to Amongst those returning to the any rate, and if anything I san
country. It falls how a man ronah traffic rules, and fruitful in noisy Colony by the Empress of Japan 195 has the result of bettering officer, Shantien, is on reserve.
Mr. R. Elvidge, from reserve, wanted by the police escaped disputes over farea, they con- were Lieut. Commander Kilgour, conditions, then that will be sa
{has gone chief officer, Shansi.
from this country though every stitute an
anachronism whose Mr. A. H. Cook, Mr. A. R. much to the good.
Mr. P. Maloy, from reserve, has part and railway station was care- disappearance should leave Sutherland and Mr. J. Ralston.
It's quite a long screed that my gone chief officer, Pakhoi. Mr. W. fully watched, and the telegraph sadness of farewell." There has
friand has sent me, and from it I Henderson, chief officer, Pakhoi, and telephone had put every apparently been talk in Sing-
of the formation
office on the alert. The explana- of On enquiries this morning wa spare
taxi-cab
company and of ascertained the fact that HMS will take the followingFlat is on reserve.
Mr. J. P. Jordan, chief officer,tion, of course, is obvious. He non-taxicabs plying for hire, but Kent's bell was taken off her beland has been like Hadas lot loose 90 far neither of these ideas has fore, she was sold to the Chinese of late. The pricipal source of Hulchow, is on reserve, Mr. T, A. Daw. Comment has been made one occasion on the necessity smar: bhoya" who have taken up chief officer, Huichow. materialised. The day will pro- company who are now engaged trouble happens to be a handful of Lupton, from reserve, has gone in these columns on mare than bably come, however, when some on the task of breaking her up their residence in our midst and
Mr. F. C. Lucas, chief officer, which must inevitably arise for such means as these will displace
whose chiaf diversion after dinner Shansi, has gone chief officer policing the air and this story illustrates something of the essa the ricksha not only in Singapore Mr. Dyer Ball to-day assumed appears to be the annoyance of
Shantien.
with which their quarry may but in all European settlements the duties of Second Magistrate their neighbours. I am enclosing
Mr. T. S. King, from resarve, escape them if detectives are not. in the East. Tramways, of course, on the departure of Mr. N. Lthe names of some of them for
greatly affect the rickshas, Smith,
wa understand, your future use if necessary, and has gone chief officer, Choysangin a position to take wing when
Mr. H. C. Atkinson, superno-occasion demands, of operation, and the human-month's leave of absence.
merary chief officer, Tucko, has gone chief officer Changwa
Leipzig possesses a monument drawn vehicle is certainly handy Far getting about in localities over
Mr. A. F. Johnson, chief officer, which rises only a few inches which the trams da not run. But The man alleged to have caused
Changwa, bas gone supernumerahort of 300ft, and so dwarfs the the motor-bus and the taxicab the death of an earth coolie at
ery chief offer, same ship.
war pylon designed by Sir Frank The Battle of the Baines. would have greater scope Hunghom Docks on Wednesday The
continues" The rails, was brought up befare Mr. Dyer noise and general rowdiness of
Mr. E. V. Bishop, from reserve Nations monument stands in the Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires than
has gone supernumerary second be Ball this morning, and was re- them to forward their names and addresses with communications and
middle of the plain where Blucher - officer, Luanho.
Ода routed Napoleon's army. addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and introduced in business and remanded at the request of the which these young bloods are guilty continues night after night,
Mr. J. H. Smith has been million cubic metres of earth avidence of their bona tides.
sidential districts no doubt the Police.
and goes on long after mast re All communications intended for publication should be address-familiar ricksha will gradually be
spectable people are seeking sleep, appointed supernumerary second were displaced to make room for its base. It is surrounded by an ed to the Editor.
driven out of business. That time,
Whilst assisting in pulling On Wednesday night they reached officer. Hangsang. Basiness correspondence should be sent to the Manager. however, will be long in coming truck along Morrison Hill Road the limit. They were singing, or Mr. EA M. Sharrats, superna-enclosure a quarter of a mile wide in a general way at any rate. We yesterday, a Chinese female rather yelling, at the top of their merary second officer. Kwong- and nearly half a mile lang, and cost of, in round The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 hear that Kowloon may have its coolie, 18 years of age. ac-voices, and barracking and jazz-sang, has gone second officer, represents a
motor-bus service in the not farcidentally slipped and fell in ing until one wondered that Chipshing. per annum. (Payable in Advance.).
figures, £300,000. Next to the The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-distant future, and if it is well front of the vehicle which passed their strength did not give out.
Mr. H. Craig has been appoint. Pyramids it is the highest in the tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a organised it will be interesting to over her legs, causing both to be With the help of a lively ed supernumerary second officer, world, but it is by no means the costliest. This distinction belongs see what elect it has on the
She was pianist, they ran through endless wongsang- seriously fractured. We are all removed to The "Hongkong Telegraph is delivered free when the addressee-icksba traffic.
Government rage, the
including "Jadda."
to the national memorial to Victor Mr. John H. Smith has been Emmanuel 11., erected on the is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies acquainted with the drawbacks Civil Hospital by the Police. How's Your Father?" delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies of the
and ricksha system
scores of others. One of the appointed supernumerary second Capitoline Hill in Rome at a cost of sant by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage.
of the annoyances which period-
The recent conference between vocalists, who had the lung-officer, Tungsbics. Mr. B. Frosi, £1,000,000. It took thirty-one years Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
ically arise over the pullers'
of the Taikes, power of a bellowing bull, let perumerary second oficer, complete this huge pile of marble
Tungshing, is on reserve.
steps. covered with statues, bas- Auvertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for demands for more money, but representatives
Mr. J. Powell, chief officer. reliefs, and mosaics. Sacconi, the fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
perhaps we too seldom think of Ewo and C. M. Steamship com himself go on "I wish I were a The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be the essential part they fill in our panies and the Chinese merchants Dog" So do I. If he were. 1 belivered to subscribers by the Dairy Farm Company. Lid lives and of what service to the who protested recently against should have shied half a brick at Hangsang. has gone chief officer, architect who designed it, died him. The only satisfactory part Loongsang. Mr. S. J. Barder, long before the work was finished, Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.
public they have been for many the increase of warehouse charges of the whole business was that chief officer, Loongsang, is on but he left models complete in long
every detail, and his original For entimental lately instituted by these com- years. reasons most of us will be bothpanies. failed to bring about a stopped rather suddenly. But reserve.
how much longer bare al-
Mr. T. C. Malcolm. supernum-plans were never tampered with. compromise, sorry and glad when they even-Satisfactors tually disappear. But what though the companies agreed to Flatlanders to put up with this erary third engineer. Luenho, is
on leave.
Memorials always make for about the globe-trotter? My.small concessions oa certain sort of thing?"
Mr. J. H. Johasos, second controversy, and if the architect won't he be disappointed at being classes of goods.-Shipping and
Now, I've got a great deal of officer. Kwangles, bas gone chief of the Office of Works whose un- denied the privilege of being Engineering.
sympathy with these Flatlanders omeer. Kiangwah. Mr. C. Hansan official design has brought down "snapped" in one of these quaint vehicles Never mind: be'll still
A somewhat fishy story was whose peace and quietude is thus has been appointed second officer, on his head such a flood of abuse as a philosopher he will be able rudely disturbed by 'knuts' who Kwanglee. be able to display bis photo in related to the Police when 4
are not wanted in Kowloon. Dce sedan chait to envious friends Chinese
last woman
Mr. F. Bremer Hansen, from to console himself with the fate ane of our night
of others. It is can understand and forgive an
leave. bas gode chief officer,: EL report
traditions to admire the Nelson The other day we were looking through some of our old tiles in and relatives as evidence of the made search of other information when we came scross a report of the fact he's been East!.
Memorial, yes Take likened the alleged attempt at blackmailing casional jambores by your Kiangyong. annual meeting of the subscribers of the City Hall, and the thought
of which she states she was the fellows, especially if the racket
Mr. A. Fernandes, chief officer, Admiral on top of his coloms to s MORE BOSH. struck us that we hear very little these days about the management
anything in sictim. At noon pesterday, the stops at a reasonable hour. But If there
help report says, about 12 or 13 men this kind of thing is neither Chungon, has signed of. Mr. T. ras impaled on the top of his of this public building. The average resident of Hongkong knows
J. Crispin, second oficer, Hong-pola; and who has not had a spiritualism. we cannot so little about the running of the building that it would be extremely
thinking the: SOM 2 of its came to the woman's house at
duration. Personally, I think it's mob, has gone seting master, Bing at "Landseer's lions"? Of all the memorials ever erected to interesting if the position could be made a little cleater. We are by
Mr. A. H. Brown, chief officer, a blameless life, has any been no means clear on the matter ourselves, though we share the know adherents are doing it a very bad Chung Sau Lane West.
some of these Hoisang, has signed off. Mr. J.Attacked more fiercely and, let ledge that the building was erected during the years 1556 to 1859 turn by their idiotic methods of ber of them were armed with matter in which the Police Saitai. funds raised by public subscription and that during many subsea for the other world, use on her if she failed to give amplers, of
attempting to convince the world daggers which they threatened to should interfere by making an
Webster has signed on chief as confess, more justly than the officer, Hoisang.
Albert Memorial? Generations quent years there were annual public meetings of those interested.
of the story was that, failing to Since its foundation the Hall has been the recipient of many valu-We all remember Sir Oliver them $50. The inexplicable part ofsterers,
There seems to be an impression
Captain T. Donaldson, of the of critics have lamented the taste of the monument to two British able gifts. There is the fine portrait : the late Queen Victoria that Lodge's nonsensical records"
St. Paul's- without doing any violence to the page: most people that they Saitai, has signed off.
sea captains' in bangs in St. George's Hell, there are the many gifts to the librare in bis book "Raymond," with its set this sum, they peacefully left
clib references to cigars and
Mr. F. Wittams has signed on naked warriors in sandals** like up to 11 p.m. But if the les chief officer, Chungon. and museum- in fact the building is the repository of a great num-whisky-sodas in the spirit world women or even -tealing anything can make as much noise as they
receiving benison from of the Colony were strictly en- All that we know now is that the building is run by a boty of Sow comes another of this ilk,
Mr. E. A. Thompson, chief feminiae Victories." No one has entitled We are glad to be able to state forced they would find that they trustees whose meetings are not publicly attended and who make wh, in
buge pile which charges for the use of the Theatre and Hall, the money thus Grenadier Koli by his Mether, that our usual Pictorial Supple are very much mistaken. On officer wongying, bas signed ever found much good to say of derived being, presumably, devoted towards defraying the cost of serves up a lot of similar rubbishment will reappear to-morrow.
this clause: No person shall officer, Sanning, bas gone chief memorates the victories which the Dake of York did not win, upkeep. At what date the public ceased to have an active interes:
Grenadier Ralf died in Febru- those which we were unavoidably between sunset and 6 am. make officer, Kwongying. in the building would be interesting to learn ang precisely how they
Mr. W. C. Evans, chief officer, and Gladstone always fell into the thought of present body of Trustees became vested of their power from the 1915 when a recruit in the prevented from publishing last or cause to be made any noise Guards. Grenadier
and his week, as well as others. There whatever calculated to distort, tug Taikoo, has gone super-a passion a original body of shareholders would also lighten up what is at
site from wich he goes to make present a mystery to most of us. Has the Government any direc:!ather says she got into touch will be groups taken at the annoy or interfere with the public numerary chief officer, Heung-apier of Magdala occuring the
with him through mediures.weddings of Mr. R. W. Mcintre tranquility or the quiet of the shan. interest apart from its general obligation of keeping in safe castads The book consists for the most and Miss Irene Chape, and of Mr. occupier or inhabitant of any the gills that have been donated from time to time to the Colony part of his spirit messages to her. R. Taylor and Miss Agnes Ldwelling house within the City of officer, Heangshan, has signed man and one who had actually Mr. W. H. Bolderson, chiaroom for King Edward while "the statue of a much greater The presented books and records in the library and the presented Grenadier Rolf's language is White. Another picture will show Victoria or its vicinity." And off.
brought out Lord Napier looks specimens in the museum must, of necessity, still be public property always that of the modern young H. E. the Governor and officials any person guilty of an offence of Does the Government take any active care of these, or has it delegated all its responsibilities to a private body of Trusteesman. Things are "spifing." and of the Kwong Wah Hospital, this this character is liable to a fine Captain J. E. Drummond has on from a subordinate position."
signed on master, Hydrangea. These things people are "bare" or "hit on the being taken on a recent visit of not exceeding $100.
Mr. H. Conway has signed on Gilbert White, whose bicenter- successors to a public body of generous subscribers ? ought to be known. Within recent years our City Hall has become crumpet," and "talk through their His Excellency to the institu
chief officer, Hydrangea. Mr. T. It is in his reference totion named, whilst in view of the bate.
arg recently occurred, left memo- something of a public disgraces the theatre and adjacent rooms are clothes that he is most interesting coming laterport cricket matches that law applies also to Kowloon officer, Hydranges.
Now, I am wondering whether w. Spenes has signed on second randa giving particulars of the woefully out-of-date and inadequate for the needs of the place; the
cost of certain goods and grades He describes a visit to the especial interest will centre in Surely it ought to: otherwise, library is all but useless except to a very few; and the museum is seventh sphere." and. speaking the photograph of Mr.Kowloon is liable to become the
Mr. C. Medden, second officer.of labour in Dorset daring his. nothing short of a musty jake. Humorists have bad many a be at it and there has been nothing unjust in their attitude. For balls of his return to his more normal Rumjahn, who last season headed hos centre of the Colony. Honam, has gone chief officer, time. A foreman bricklayer in Mr. E. F. Matthews, 1777 got two shillings a day, and and public gatherings the City Hall is but an apology for the kind surroundings in the spirit world, the Cricke: League's bowling farbs this Ordinance was drawn Saian.
assistant eighteenpence. says: "I said, Can I be the same averages. Pictures relating to up before Kowloon came into chief officer, Suaian, has gone his one has to mentally apologize to the various Companies for making when-don't laugh-I of place Hongkong should have, and when one goes to the theatre Rolf that was on the earth place? the fighting in the Norto com-British possession. though since chief officer, Oulee. Mr. W. L. Building bricks cost 16s. 104. raught plete a roost interesting sheet. then the whole laws of the Colony Chapman, chief officer, Oaiee, per thousand, rubling bricks them work in such a building. Now that the War Memorial has sight of my boots again. Yes, and
have been revised. Perhaps has signed of.-Shipping and rubble) 3s. a hundred. Carpenters been decided oa in the form of a monument (by the way I was determined to get them o
got 1s. 8d. a day; nails (band. what was happened to that memorial 2) there is no hope of seeing again. Off came my white robes, A coil of rope, valued at 1300, its vicinity" can be read to include Engineering.
made) cost 18. 8d. a pound. For * new City Hall for commemoration purposes, such as
his great parlour" at Selborde White paid for a chimney- at one time suggested, and unless there can be aroused some public and I put on my pants-nice, soft. forms the subject of an allegation Kowloon. At any rate, it must silky oney, too--and a soft brought against the master and assuredly be an offence to cause!
twenty-three feet It's a fine programme that has piece. interest in the question of the provision of a better building, then collar, not 2 if one. and crew of a trading jook which unlimited annoyance to neigh- it would seem inevitable that we shall have to put up with the the aforesait boots,”
Then we plies between here and Swatow.bours as these noisy bachelors
I'm keeping the been drawn up for to-morrow seven inches of superfishal whits present structure nntil a generous donor makes the Colony a pre-have the inevitable "control." This rups
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been have sent of one. At present we don't even know whether there is s
stolen particulars by me for future use night's open-air concert at the and vained Italian marble," £5. a girl by name of "Feda" (with Police to
"Flock from the M. M. Paul Lecat, if necessary. And before things.C.C. Let's hope the usual 175. 11d, and for a stove grate,
in josa
weather profit or a loss on the working of the Hall, and who pays the loss or
will be with fender, £4.95. A whom readers of Raymond'
in order that reaps the proft as the case may be. We do know that several of will be well acquainted) telling as end
this go any further I would strongly
Besides the full Satten paper hanging" cost £9, be the big local firms are interested, but that's all.
verified, 8 remand advise these young bloods to tone experienced.
band of the Wiltshires, which is 15s., and a looking glass, which that Rolf is wearing a dark blue may
They don't Whoever the Trustees may be, it is neither reasonable aort, that the bottoms of his of the charge was given this down a bit.
items, there are to be many well-spierglass, £9. 19%. The cost of a "practical to expect them to erect a new building. Yet we all go on trousers are turned up, that he morning by Mr. R. O. Hutchison Kowloon, after all is said and contributing some really fine was probably what we should call
complaining against the present one. There is only one way of
known vocalists, including Mrs.fing stout Turkey carpet" in 1777 altering matters and that is for public interes: to be awakened, for has pale blue socks and that he's until the arrival of the vessel, done.
Taikoo, if they can't win the Brawo, Mr. G. E. Lucas and may well wake s modern house- Master Brawn, whilst Miss wife envious. It was éleven greater knowledge to be bad of the present body in control and for got his hands in his pockets. And which is due here in about six to cap the lot we are calmly in-days lime. The accused, who are
Clara Mattock ja to public endeavour to secure the erection on the present site of a formed that in the spirit world the master of the junk and his bowls championship, can at least
beguiness. Despite these fashionable really suitable and modern building.
pianist. We realise that that means a people don't have corns because six fokis, were brought before the give a nasty jar to others well in
Maurice appointments White was a modest big expenditure, but the present generation of residents in Hong their body is perfect." Such is Magistrate by Sub-Inspector the running, as was shown last
Hambier is to appear sman who disliked ostentation. He
dsocer, Mr.left instructions that bis burial : koog bave not spent so much money on public improvements that it the staff that is served up for Spiers this morning, and Mr. D. week when they humbled Kowloon
B patterer and needs grudge subscribing to one of the Colony's greatest needs. We public consumption and belief:J. Blake, who represented the Bowling Green Club with a pretty are living on the generosity of the past on this matter and it is time and the sorry part of the whole principal prisoner, wished to know severe trouncing. This was Kow. Harry Chaney will contribute should be conducted without pall- musical monologues and Mr. bearers or parade, and that six Now then, T. A Estry is supply honest day labouring med, respect we marked our own stay bere by something a little more permanent business is that there are idiots whether any detaining order loon's first defest.
Surely than our residence. Here is one of the finest chances, if only the who swallow it as the gospel would be made against the boat. Kowloon, this won't do keep
Abeing had to such as have bred up wonderful dollar's worth. initiative could be taken by some well-qualified public body. Could
And large families, may bear me to Spirits with pale blue The Magistrata, in deciding the your tails up! Our erratic K.C.C. unlimited humour. not the present Trustees do something to give us more information? And could not the Government actively interest itself in such a pro-socks, with their hands in their question of bail, observed that the bowlers badly hit Civil Service OD for Hongkong people a late) my gravé, to whom I appoint the. sums must be high if the jonk the same day. That was some ferry will rus. Les em sun of ten shillings esch, for theic
trouble." ject? The winter is coming on and it will probably produce the pockets, using sach words
spiffing", and "barmy was to be released. He fixed it consolation to Kowloon, any come," say the promoters.
how, at $1,000,
ber of the public possessions of the Colony.
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